Ironing machine



April 7, 1925.

C. E. REDDIG IRONING MACHINE Filed Nov. 8, 1920' Patented Apr. 7, 1925.

UNITED STATES CHARLES E. REDDIG, OF RICHMOND HILL,

TRIO COMPANY, INCORPORATED,

YORK.

IRONING Application filed November To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. Renew, a citizen of the United States, residing at Richmond Hill. Long Island, in the county 5 of Queens and State of New York, have in vented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description.

This invention relates to ironing machines or mangles, and particularly to such machines as are characterized by an ironing. roll, a shoe cooperating therewith and a gas burner within said shoe for heating the same.

The. characteristic feature of the present invention is an arrangement whereby the gas burner is rotated during the relative movement of the ironing roll and the shoe. so that the flames from the burner will impinge the working wall of the shoe when the latter is in ironing engagement with the roll and will be directed away from the working wall of the shoe when the latter is out of ironing engagement with said roll.

Referring to the drawing. Fig. 1 is a fragmentary rear elevation, partlyin section, of

the upper portion of an ironing machine em- P bodyiug the invention; Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional elevation on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 of the roll, shoe, burner and actuating mechanism for these parts, the shoe being shown in engagement with the roll; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional elevation on the line 3--3 of Fig. 1 with the roll and shoe slightly separated; and Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation similar to Fig. 3 but with the roll and shoe separated to the maximum degree. In the drawing. one of the main side frames of the ironing machine is shown at .6, the other being hidden within the gear casing 7 covering the gearing through which the ironing roll, "s rotated. Rotatably -mounted in the side frames, is an ironing roll 9 covered in the usual way with layers of fabric or felt. I

Arranged for cooperative engagement with the ironing roll 9, is an ironing shoe 11 from the bottom,of each end of which'project arms 12 having elliRtical holes in the bottom thereof adapted to cooperate withpins 13 extending inwardly from the side frames of the machine. y making the holes at the bottom of the arms 12 elliptical,

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the shoe 11 is so supported that, the curved working face thereof may lie in close engagement with the covered surface of the ironing roll 9. The shoe 11 has a back cover 15 provided with ventilating openings 16, of the usual kind. Extending longitudinally through the shoe 11 and rotatably supported in the end walls thereof is a gas burner pipe 18having a row of holes therein from which the gas escapes and burns for the purpose of heating the working wall of the shoe. Rigidly mounted on the pipe 18 and outside of each end of the ironing shoe, is a cam 20 of the form best shown in Figs. 2, 3. and 4. Extending from each of the cams 20 in a generally upward direction are arms 21 which at their outer ends are connected by a bar 22 adapted to be grasped by the operator. The working face of each cam 20 engages a roller 24 rotatably mounted on a pin 25 projecting inwardly from the main frame. A spring 27 mounted on each side of the machine serves to exert the desired amount of pressure on the shoe 11 so as to hold the same yieldingly in engagement with the ironing roll 9. Each spring. 27 surrounds a rod 28one end of which is' ivotally secured to the pin 25 and the other end of which "carries an adjustable nut 29. The spring 27 is located between the nut 29 and a disc 30 through which the rod 28 freely passes. Rotatably mounted in and extending from the outside face of the cam 20 is a lug 31 through which also the rod 28 extends; and the pressure of the spring 27 is applied to this lug 31 through the disc 30, which is located between the spring and the lug.

When the parts are as shown in Fig. 2, the position of the came 20 is such that the shoe 11 is yieldingly held in engagement NEW YORK, assren on r0 'wnsrnmv ELEC- o-r new YORK, n. Y., A conronarrou or NEW MACHINE.

with the roll 9 by the pressure of the spring 27; and the flames from the gas burner pipe 18 impinge the working wall of the shoe. When the operator, through the medium of the bar 22 and the arms 21. moves the cams to the position shown in Fig. 3, the shoe 11 will then be moved only slightly away from the ironing roll 9; and in this position the flames will continue. to impinge but not so directly,\ the working wall of the shoe. When, however, the cams 20 and the shoe 11 are moved to the extreme position shown in Fig. 4, the gm burner pipe 18 is then turned within the shoe to such anextent that the flames from it are directed away from the working wall of, the shoe.

By the present invention, therefore, the ironing shoe is prevented from being unduly heated even though the gas burner is left lighted while the machine is standing idle for any reason, provided. the shoe is out of ironing position to the extent which it should be when the machine is left idle.

hat is claimed is:

In an ironing machine, an ironing roll, a movable shoe cooperating: therewith, a gas burner pipe passing through said shoe and rotatably mounted. therein, and means for moving said shoe into and out of engagement with said roll including cams mounted on and rotatable with said gas burner pipe whereby the flames from the latter are caused to impinge the working wall of the shoe when the latter is in ironing position and will be directed away from the working. wall of the shoe when the latter is out of ironing position.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this th day of November A. 1).,

CHARLES E. REDDIG. 

